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Rig Veda 2.24.12: Mandala 2, Sukta 24, Mantra 12

Sukta 2.24

Rishi: Gṛtsamada (traditionally for RV 2.24–2.25 in the Gṛtsamada cycle)
Devata: Indra-Brahmaṇaspati (dual)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for this section; confirmable via syllable count in critical edition)

विश्वं सत्यं मघवाना युवोरिदापश्चन प्र मिनन्ति व्रतं वाम् । अच्छेन्द्राब्रह्मणस्पती हविर्नोऽन्नं युजेव वाजिना जिगातम् ॥

víśvaṃ satyáṃ maghavānā yuvór íd ā́paś caná prá mínanti vratáṃ vām | ácchendrā-brahmaṇaspatī havír no ’nnaṃ yújā iva vā́jinā jigātam ||

হে মঘৱান দুয়ো (ইন্দ্ৰ আৰু ব্ৰহ্মণস্পতি), তোমালোকৰ বিধান সম্পূৰ্ণ সত্য; জলসমূহেও তোমালোকৰ ব্ৰত (নিয়ত কৰ্ম) ক্ষীণ কৰিব নোৱাৰে। হে ইন্দ্ৰা-ব্ৰহ্মণস্পতী, আমাৰ হৱিঃ আৰু পোষক অন্ন লৈ আমাৰ ওচৰলৈ আহাঁ—যেন সমৃদ্ধিৰ ৰথত যোজিত দুটা বলৱান বাজিক।

विश्वम्all, entire
विश्वम्:
Karma (वाक्ये ‘सत्यं’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्/सम्बन्धि)
TypeAdjective
Rootविश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
सत्यम्truth; true (order)
सत्यम्:
Karma/Predicative (विश्वम् इत्यस्य विधेयम्)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootसत्य (प्रातिपदिक; < सत्)
मघवानाO bountiful ones (Indra & companion)
मघवाना:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun (epithet)
Rootमघवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
युवोःof you two
युवोः:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः: ‘of you two’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
इत्indeed, just
इत्:
— (emphatic particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइत् (निपात)
आपःwaters
आपः:
Kartā (मिनन्ति इत्यस्य कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootआप्/आपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
चनeven; also
चन:
— (emphatic/also)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचन (निपात)
प्रforth; forward
प्र:
— (verbal preverb)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्र (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
मिनन्तिthey diminish/violate
मिनन्ति:
Kriyā (मुख्यक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमि (धातु; ‘to diminish, violate’)
व्रतम्vow; sacred ordinance
व्रतम्:
Karma (मिनन्ति इत्यस्य कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
वाम्of you two
वाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः: ‘your (two)’)
TypePronoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अच्छtowards
अच्छ:
— (directional: ‘towards’)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअच्छ (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ)
इन्द्राO Indra (you two)
इन्द्रा:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootइन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
ब्रह्मणस्पतीO Brahmaṇaspati (Lord of prayer)
ब्रह्मणस्पती:
Sambodhana
TypeNoun (deity)
Rootब्रह्मणस्-पति (समास-प्रातिपदिक)
हविःoblation
हविः:
Karma (जिगातम् इत्यस्य कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहविस् (प्रातिपदिक)
नःour
नः:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
अन्नम्food
अन्नम्:
Karma (जिगातम् इत्यस्य कर्म; हविः सह)
TypeNoun
Rootअन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
युजाwith a yoke; as (one) yoked
युजा:
Karaṇa (उपमान-प्रयोगे: ‘as with a yoke/team’)
TypeNoun (instrumental)
Rootयुज् (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्ताधार; ‘yoke, team’)
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (निपात)
वाजिनाwith a racer/steed; with the prize-winner
वाजिना:
Karaṇa/Upamāna (उपमान-करणम्: ‘like/with a prize-winning steed’)
TypeNoun/Adjective
Rootवाजिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
जिगातम्come; approach
जिगातम्:
Kriyā (आह्वान/प्रार्थना)
TypeVerb
Rootगम् (धातु) + नि/जि- (वैदिक परिपूर्ण/आगमनार्थक रूप)

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